Since 1916, Denver Christian School has been committed to educating the children of Christian families throughout the metro Denver area. DC offers preschool, elementary, middle and high school in one state-of-the-art 20 acre campus in Lakewood, CO.

Denver Christian School is now enrolling for the 2018-2019 school year. Come take a tour, experience a shadow day, and apply to DC. Open Houses begin this October for students in preschool through high school. Transfers are welcome!

DC offers a college preparatory Christian education to children in preschool through high school. Academic excellence at DC is supported by robust curriculum and nurturing and inspiring faculty in an environment that embraces the strengths of each student.

At DC, we educate the whole child: mind, body, and spirit. Student life at Denver Christian School includes academics, athletics, fine arts, technology, clubs, service to others, and so much more. At DC, students receive a well-rounded Christian education.

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Denver Christians Extend Learning Services

Reaching Each Child Where They Are Today

At Denver Christian School, we strive to help each child succeed upon the path that God has put in front of him or her. That’s why we invest our time, treasure and talent into developing a truly leading Extend Learning Services that works in partnership with classroom teachers to raise awareness of, and respond to, the full range of student learning. This effort strengthens children’s educational experience by providing opportunities to meet the needs of each student in relation to the classroom experience.

The Extend Learning Service at Denver Christian School works in partnership with classroom teachers and parents to raise awareness of and respond to the range of our students’ learning needs at both ends of the learning spectrum. The Extend teacher team collaborates with grade-level classroom teachers to identify and respond to the needs of all learners throughout all of the grade levels helping to bring them up and/or push them ahead.

Students may receive Extend Learning services in a variety of settings, including small groups, one-on-one and within the regular classroom. The current Denver Christian curriculum forms the basis for all Extend Learning Services.

Benefits to students include:

Improved academic performance,

Increased time and attention from teachers,

Increased emphasis on social skills, and

Improved classroom communities.

All students enrolled at Denver Christian benefit from our Extend team through the following services:

Small group meetings to provide academic support and enrichment

Regular consultation with classroom teachers on strategic ways to implement a differentiated approach to learning in the classroom

Support to students who may require academic accommodations due to illness, family crisis etc.

Entrance Testing / Evaluation

Standardized Testing (MAP, PSAT, ACT, Advanced Placement)

Teacher support and training on MAP scores, goal setting, differentiation

The Extend Team helps classroom teachers to equip students with critical thinking skills, study skills and strategies for success

Facilitation of tutoring placement for lessons, or units

Facilitation of enrichment and/or support for small groups

Differentiated Instruction

Differentiated instruction is what we offer. Denver Christian School’s Extend Learning Service provides students with multiple avenues to acquire content, process ideas or demonstrate knowledge. Our Extend teachers develop materials and activities so that students within a classroom can learn effectively regardless of differences in ability. By “scaffolding” the learning process, students can engage with material at their current level of ability, but are also challenged to increasing levels of achievement and learning.

Differentiation enable teachers to improve instruction in the following ways:

Responding to their students’ diverse learning styles,

Applying current brain research findings,

Designing appropriate assessments,

Fostering intrinsic motivation, and

Developing the unique talent of all learners.

Extend teachers collaborate with classroom teachers in designing and implementing the strategies of differentiated instruction.

Inclusion Program

DC provides support and limited classroom accommodations, dependent on the specific needs of the individual. Accommodations may include but are not limited to, small-group curricular support, extra time on tests, note-taking support, preferential seating, study skills reinforcement, test preparation and a structured study hall environment. Specific documentation is required to receive accommodations.

““We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach.””– Romans 12:6-7

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Founded in 1916, Denver Christian School is a private, Christian school offering academic excellence in preschool, kindergarten, elementary school, middle school and high school. Denver Christian School is a private, faith based school serving the communities of the Front Range, Arvada, Aurora, Castle Rock, Centennial, Cherry Hills, Denver, Englewood, Evergreen, Golden, Greenwood Village, Highlands Ranch, Lakewood, Littleton, and Parker.